“The United States has been clear from the outset that we believe that report was gravely and fundamentally flawed, that it completely unfairly drew conclusions about Israel’s intentions and conduct,” Rice told the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, adding that the Obama administration would like “to see this entire Goldstone proposition disappear.”
To that end, the US has been discussing what procedural steps could be taken, including halting followup actions against Israel being considered at the Security Council and other venues on the basis of the report.
Rice noted that the specific tactics had yet to be determined.
She also indicated the US was all but certain to boycott the 10-year anniversary commemoration of the 2001 Durban Conference, dubbed “Durban III,” to be held during the opening of the UN General Assembly in September.
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